Package or wrapper



Jan. m, 193%. H. R. SEGAL PACKAGE 0R WRAPPER Filed Jan. 14, 1956 INVENTOR flWIaIz/E Sggai BY $4M) m w M ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 10, 1939 UNITED STATES? PAT ENT" OFFICE PACKAGE OR WRAPPER- Hyman R. Segal; New Segal Safety Razor York, N. Y., assignor to Corporation,. New York;

6 Claims.

This invention relates to a structurally and functionally improved type of package or Wrapper, capable of numerous associations, but of primary utility when employed in. connection with cutlery and: specifically with safety razor blades.

It is well appreciated by those skilled in the art that it has been customary to enclose safety razor blades in an envelope commonly known m as a wrapper which has again been enclosed within a container commonly known asa tuck; A number of blades thus packaged have ordinarily been contained within a small box and these boxes are usually shipped in larger containers.

Thus, every attempt has been made to properly safeguard the blade, it being noted that the.

with the adjacent ends of the envelope. This' has resulted in a dulling of the blade edges such that complaints have frequently been voiced by the user.

In order to overcome these diifioulties various expedients have been resorted to with a view to retaining the blade in such position with respect tcits enclosing envelope that the cutting edges of the former would never contact the adjacent end surfaces of the latter. These expedients have, however, proved unsatisfactory from many angles.

With this in mind it is an object of the invention to furnish a wrapper or envelope of simple construction which may be economically manufactured in large quantities by automatic machinery and which, moreover, may be handled with facility by packaging machinery as at'present constructed without any substantial changes 01' reconstructions of such machinery being necessary; this Wrapper or envelope embodying an improved. construction whereby a destructive contact between the cutting edges of the blade and the envelope will be precluded.

A further object of the invention is that of furnishing an article of this character which will maintain its function so long as the blade is enclosed therein and even if the boxes in which the blades are shipped are subjected to severe han- 55 dling.

Moreover, by' means" of." the" present invention the blade will not be detrimentally affected- In: other words, no spots of adhesive or layers there-- of will be present on the blade when. the. same. has been removed from the package andiis ready: for use.

With these and other objects in mind, reference: is had to the attached sheet; of drawingilluse' trating one practical embodiment of theinvenetion; and in which:

Fig, 1. is a perspective view showing, a blade: placed upon a wrapper or envelope;

Fig. 2 is a similar viewbut showing the en-- velope or wrapper inpartially folded? position, .a certain portion of such wrapper. being. broken away to show underlying construction;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view similar toFig; 1 but showing a slightly alternative form of wrapper;

Fig. 4 shows the latter form of wrapper inapplied position on a blade;

Fig. 5 illustrates inperspective a further form of wrapper as well as'a common form of container. or envelope for enclosing the same, and

Fig; 6 is an additional perspective view showing a still further form of wrapper.

Referring primarily to Figs. 1 to.4', thenumeral ill-indicates the body of a wrapper which hasa. dimension slightly in excess of the area of the. blade generally indicated at l3. However, in accordance with the present invention and if a blade (as shown) embodying projecting end portions is to be enclosed, the length of the wrappershould merely be substantially equal to theblade. length and not include the end portions ofthe: latter. Spaced a distance equal to the width. of these end portions and extending fromthe end: edges of the wrapper body are tongues l L. Flaps l2 project from the side. edges of the wrapper: body, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Thus, with a blade positioned as showninflFig: l, the tongues l i may be folded inwardly as indi cated in thisfigure and shownin Fig. 21 With" the. tongues in position thefiapsxare foldedacross the outer face of the blade, as also shown in the. latter figure. The length of. theseflaps is such that they overlapand thus a completely enclose ing form ofwrapper is provided;

The' form of construction illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 follows largely the construction illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, except that in this case the width of the flaps I4 is such that when they are folded upon the blade they do not overlap, and in fact their adjacent end edges are preferably spaced from each other to an extent suificient to display the central blade aperture.

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In the form of construction shown in Fig. 5, the flaps I2 or I4 are entirely dispensed with and merely the tongues iii are relied upon to retain the blade in position with respect to the wrapper. In this form the body of the wrapper has extended end portions 15 which are preferably of a length such that they project beyond the adjacent extended end portions of the blade [3. In this manner it is virtually inconceivable that a blade might be caused to shift with respect to the wrapper to an extent such that its edges could be damaged; this is especially in view of the fact that no flaps or other wrapper surfaces exist adjacent the cutting edges of the blade and with which the latter could contact.

Finally, if it is desired to use one of the simplest forms of construction, a wrapper of the type shown in Fig. 6 may be employed which includes a body l8 of a length substantially equal to that of the blade and of a width greater than the distance betwen the cutting edges thereof, this body having tongues l9 spaced 2. distance equal to the width of the projecting end portions of the blade so that the latter is firmly anchored when these tongues have once been folded over.

In all of the foregoing forms of construction somewhat exaggerated views have been shown with a view to emphasizing the relative importanceof the parts. Wrappers of this type are commonly inserted in envelopes such as H in Fig. 5. This need not, however, necessarily be the case. Likewise, wrappers may be formed of numerous different materials; they may be provided equally from moisture repellent, or waxed paper, in accordance with present commercial uses.

Obviously, numerous changes in construction and rearrangement of the parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined by the claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. As an article of manufacture, a wrapper to enclose a razor blade having opposed cutting edges and projecting end portions, the Width of 'such body being greater than the distance between such cutting edges, and pairs of spaced independently movable tongues extending from the end edges of said body and to be folded across the surface of the blade to anchor the same against shifting with respect to said body, and the distance between the individual tongues of one pair being substantially equal to the Width of the projecting end portions of the blade.

2. As an article of manufacture, a wrapper to enclose a razor blade having opposed cutting edges and projecting end portions, the width of such body being greater than the distance between such cutting edges, pairs of independently movable tongues extending from the end edges of said body and to be folded across the surface of the blade to anchor the same against shifting with respect to said body, the individual tongues of each pair being spaced and the distance between adjacent tongues being substantially equal to the width of the projecting end portions of the blade, the distance between the individual lines of fold being greater than the distance between opposed cutting edges of the blade to be received by said wrapper, and flaps extending from the side edges of said body and to be folded to overlap the tongues folded upon the face of the blade.

3. As an article of manufacture, a wrapper to enclose a razor blade having opposed cutting edges and projecting end portions, the width of such body being greater than the distance between such cutting edges, pairs of independently movable tongues ext-ending from the end edges of said body and to be folded across the surface of the blade to anchor the same against shifting with respect to said body, the individual tongues of each pair being spaced and the distance between adjacent tongues being substantially equal to the width of the projecting end portions of the blade, the distance between the individual lines of fold being greater than the distance between the opposed cutting edges of the blade to be received by said wrapper, and flaps extending from the side edges of said body and to be folded to overlap the tongues folded upon the face of the blade, the width of said flaps being such that in folded position they overlap each other.

4. As an article of manufacture, a wrapper to enclose a razor blade having opposed cutting edges and projecting end portions, the width of such body being greater than the distance between such cutting edges, pairs of independently movable tongues extending from the end edges of said body and to be folded across the surface of the blade to anchor the same against shifting with respect to said body, the individual tongues of each pair being spaced and the distance between adjacent tongues being substantially equal to the width of the projecting end portions of the blade, the distance between the individual lines of fold being greater than the distance between the opposed cutting edges of the blade to be received by said wrapper, and flaps extending from the side edges of said body and to be folded to overlap the tongues folded upon the face of the blade, the width of the flaps being such that, when folded to overlie the tongues folded upon the blade, the end edges of the different flaps will be spaced from each other. 1

5. As an article of manufacture, a wrapper for a blade, such wrapper including a body having a width slightly in excess of that of the blade, and pairs of spaced independently movable tongues extending from the end edges of said body and disposed adjacent the side edges of the latter, the spacing of the individual tongues bf one pair being substantially equal to the width of the projecting end portions of the blade.

6. As an article of manufacture, a wrapper for a blade, such wrapper including a body having a width slightly in excess of that of the blade, independently movable' tongues extending from the end edge of said body and disposed adjacent the side edges of the latter, the spacing of said tongues being substantially equal to the with of the projecting end portions of the blade, and extensions forming a part of said body and lying between said tongues to furnish a support and guard for the projecting blade portions.

HYMAN R. SEGAL. 

